I did a 'standard' tuneup on one of these monsters back in late '70. Went to road test it and the damn thing kept going sideways when I'd punch it. Almost ended up in somebody's front yard. Took it back to the shop and had to take a smoke break to settle down. 😂. I'll never forget that beast.
The rear of Buicks are so beautiful to me. Sold my 72 a few years ago and stumbled across the pictures in my wife phone yesterday. Couldn’t believe my eyes, very underrated cars.
Reminds me of a '66 Skylark GS convertible 4spd a buddy of mine bought a few months before he went into the Marines. GS's back then were scary fast with gobs of torque and loads of fun to drive. Still remember cruising around the Detroit area in that gorgeous red Buick listening to tunes blaring on the radio. Great car, friends and time to be alive. RIP Johnny.
When I was a kid, I remember running at the local dragstrip against a guy with a Stage 1 GS455. I pissed me off to listen to him turn off his A/C in the burnout box while I was sweating my butt off. Then he pulled me by about a car length and a half. I had a 340/4 speed Challenger with a built motor and 4.56's.
Thank you for bringing back good memories! I was 12 yrs. old in 1970 and already a car guy. In fact I had my first car by then a 1955 Chevy Bel Air sedan, 6 cylinder and 3 on the tree that I drove on old coal mining roads in the mountains of Central Pennsylvania. My neighbor, after high school graduation bought a 1970 Buick GS exact same color as this machine with the vinyl roof in late 1969. I was impressed it came from the factory with G60's all the way round. Not to be outdone, another neighbor also a recent graduate purchased a new 1969 Chevelle SS 396, 4 speed. Great stuff for a young pre- Gear Head. Thanks again. Grandfather John Pennsylvania
I am 1 year younger and remember those days. My older brother got a 350 Chevelle SS for graduation. It had a three on the floor. Salesman at the dealership ordered it that way with the hi-po 350. But a 3 speed. Still run a 13.1 at the strip.
Yes, they could run right beside a LS6 without having to adjust lifter. The GS was a turn key go fast car without all the headaches. But just for the street. The LS6 was better at the track but not by a lot.
I bought a beautiful fire engine red 70 GS 455 in the early 80's and drove it in the summer up north and Florida in the winter. Owned it for 13 years and sold it when it began to show its age. Sold it to a new owner who was going to make the car right. Edit: I still have the IL plates GS455
Mine was a 70 model GS 455. It had 342 Or 364 positive traction rear. Would hit second gear and turn sideways in the middle of the road. Passing a car at 45 mph would light them up when floored. It would run low 13s high 12s depending on traction. Mine was loaded power windows vanity mirrors rear window defrost factory 8 track tape player. Miss that car more than any of the others I’ve ever owned.
Dec. 1984 , MCR magazine sponsored Round 1 of their Musclecar Shootout challenge. 1970 GS Stage 1 vs. 1970 Hemi GTX. The GTX had no options, the Stage 1 had full power options. The GTX Hemi was trailered there with 4.10 gears, the GS Stage 1 was driven to the strip from 130 miles away with its 3.42 gears as it was a 100% bonafide street car. The GS easily outran the GTX, even with a small 700 Holley that the magazine requested the GS owner Richard Lasseter to use. The article on the race in their March 1985 issue noted that the out of the box 700 Holley caused surging (lean) issues. The GS still won. End of story. The most famous "little guy" muscle car shootout that's still talked about today .... because it was just run what you brung with just a 2 week notice. ...
As far a street car is concerned these were the fastest on the streets. And tame enough for going back to forth work and picking up the kids. The LS6 was the car you bought for the strip. The Buick was for the guy who wasn’t interested in working on it all the time. But when the light turn green at the signal light, good luck on catching it..
Cool. I had one of those in the early 80s, same color as this one. Nice car. Sold it for $650 - at the time it was just an old used car that burned a lot of gas - nobody cared. Same with most muscle cars at the time.
Great Videos and Thank You 🙏, if you grew up back then in 70 this was the car to have. Better Torque than the Chevelle and 442. We called them the Doctors Runners. A little more expensive than the Chevy and Olds but I would rather have this because they had more luxury than the other ones. Totally Underated in Horsepower and Torque!! I am new to the channel so don’t forget the AMC Machine if you can get a video. Thank You 🙏
I had the 1972 in a green convertible with white top. Probably my favorite car of all time, certainly my favorite in the seventies when I was in college.
Had a 1970 Vuick LeSabre land yaht 455-4 Quadra-Jet 375 HP tire fryer. When you were going down the highway and floored the gas pedal you could actually see the gas gauge move from F to empty . Watch it some time .
Wow. This car is beautiful. I noticed right away that this video was new to UA-cam. When I first saw the car, it was like looking at a twin of my own car.. I am blessed to currently own a very rare 1970 GS 455 Stage One 3 speed manual. The car is Burnished Saddle which is the exact same color as this car. The car 1 of 16 three speed manual Stage 1 hardtops built in 1970. It is also 1 of 4 three speed manual Stage 1's with a factory tilt wheel. It has been frame off restored, is all original, and won a Senior Gold Award at the Buick.Nationals in June. Thanks for the awesome video. I love GS's and it makes me feel like I am watching a video of my own car. 😁😁
@@CarsandCats if its original only once, then what is a survivor ? What is the difference between a survivor car and a car that is original ? Also, why do they sell OEM parts for cars if it's original only once ? I have heard different definitions of survivor and original. Just curious of the difference.....
In 1975 at 17 years old I had the 1970 GS 455 Stage1 Convertible, my family was a Buick family. The only thing that ever gave me a good run for my money was a 1968 Mustang GT 428 Fastback. Nothing could touch it.
@@musclecarcampy9922 that they were,and still are. Sadly back in the 70’s winter roads in Pittsburgh, Pa wasn’t kind to her. By 1977 the frame was totted out on it.
That drive reminds me of FL mid 70s Same brown, White vinyl top, pearl white seats w/armrest, Black dash & carpet Skylark Custom. 350 2bbl w/K-B Mark II cam. Auto trans. Out ran '70 SS396, did 100mph before the end of any entrance ramp. Even beat a motorcycle in a Daytona Beach street race. Held it in 1st until 60. Started even, he lost 6ft on every shift. When I hit 2nd, went instantly to 70mph & pulled a car length on him. I better stop I'm remembering lots bitd fun 😂 Thanks for the video 🥳👍
Love the GS 455 ! I regret not buying a 73 455 automatic, believe it was a stage 1 or was there a stage 2 ? Same color as this one ,but with a bench seat. ! I think it was probably a rare one ! Love the video & the Nickey shirt.! Brings back memories. Thank you. !
@@jimbahneman6553 Jim, it might have been a little bit lower compression & h.p ,but it still barked the tires shifting into 2nd gear. ! I'm sure it had more emission controls too. Thanks for your reply. !
I had one the same color in high school except it had a white vinyl top and a 350 4bbl. Not a quick car by any stretch of the imagination! I think it was the gearing more than anything. It was in 1st gear until 50mph.
Great car. Beautiful survivor. The only knock on the 455 was that it was a 2 bolt main. The advantage was that the motor weighed 60 pounds less than most big blocks. Which was a big advantage when drag racing. But when the motor blew, you could literally junk it.
They had to have some Kenne-Bell help on the bottom end, but man they did run. Amazing, the last muscle car era engine design released until the modern engine came out.
A guy had one in our area in the early 80's....he told me he did get beat a few times, but won at least 100 races. He was beat by a 1968 Firebird ram air 2 engine auto trans...a 396 Nova...not sure the year, and a Dart. He said the Dart was modified big time. The Firebird and Nova were mostly stock, both had wide tires and low gears.. He said the Firebird beat him by 3 or 4 car lengths.
I had a '72 GS 350; couldn't afford the insurance for the 455. Mine was copper metalic with white interior That car and window sticker doesn't match exactly. Both build sheet and window sticker show guage package with Rallye Clock but that is clearly a tachometer in the video.
⭕️you’d be surprised 👇🏼at what the GS 350 is capable of!!💥 Could still smoke a small block Chevy Stock vs stock or with same modifications! Even the lighter Camaros etc…
Only road test I could find for a GS350 saw it run 16.43/86 mph. Any 327/295 Nova SS would shred that. Love me some GS350 and they were sporty cars, but they were not too muscular stock.
@@BLACKWOLF-1911 If that car outran your 'Cuda, then what was in it, a 383 Cubic Inch Super Commando, a 426 Cubic Inch Hemi, or a 440 Cubic Inch Letter R-B?
Yeah, but the average new car was only $3400 in 1970. Today, the average new car is about $48,000. This would be a $75,000 car today-if not more. Automobile prices have far exceeded the rate of inflation because of safety, electronics and crash regulations.
Hey don't knock the gs 350, stop light to stop light I knocked off a dodge challenger t/a 4speed while wearing a tux before picking gf (now wife) for her prom fun fun
I did a 'standard' tuneup on one of these monsters back in late '70. Went to road test it and the damn thing kept going sideways when I'd punch it. Almost ended up in somebody's front yard. Took it back to the shop and had to take a smoke break to settle down. 😂. I'll never forget that beast.
Good tuning 👍😅
Test drives are often educational.
I learned a 240Z, would be left in my dust around corners, in my 70 Skylark Custom 🙂
The rear of Buicks are so beautiful to me. Sold my 72 a few years ago and stumbled across the pictures in my wife phone yesterday. Couldn’t believe my eyes, very underrated cars.
It was GM’s Golden era.
Reminds me of a '66 Skylark GS convertible 4spd a buddy of mine bought a few months before he went into the Marines. GS's back then were scary fast with gobs of torque and loads of fun to drive. Still remember cruising around the Detroit area in that gorgeous red Buick listening to tunes blaring on the radio. Great car, friends and time to be alive. RIP Johnny.
When I was a kid, I remember running at the local dragstrip against a guy with a Stage 1 GS455. I pissed me off to listen to him turn off his A/C in the burnout box while I was sweating my butt off. Then he pulled me by about a car length and a half. I had a 340/4 speed Challenger with a built motor and 4.56's.
Thank you for bringing back good memories!
I was 12 yrs. old in 1970 and already a car guy. In fact I had my first car by then a 1955 Chevy Bel Air sedan, 6 cylinder and 3 on the tree that I drove on old coal mining roads in the mountains of Central Pennsylvania.
My neighbor, after high school graduation bought a 1970 Buick GS exact same color as this machine with the vinyl roof in late 1969.
I was impressed it came from the factory with G60's all the way round.
Not to be outdone, another neighbor also a recent graduate purchased a new 1969 Chevelle SS 396, 4 speed.
Great stuff for a young pre- Gear Head.
Thanks again.
Grandfather John
Pennsylvania
That is so cool. Thanks for watching!
I am 1 year younger and remember those days. My older brother got a 350 Chevelle SS for graduation. It had a three on the floor. Salesman at the dealership ordered it that way with the hi-po 350. But a 3 speed. Still run a 13.1 at the strip.
@@jimholloway8111 The memories are priceless.
Sounds cool my first car was 68 Impala but the 69 Gran sport was my favorite
Those Buicks were amazing, they would give the LS6 a run!
Yes, they could run right beside a LS6 without having to adjust lifter. The GS was a turn key go fast car without all the headaches. But just for the street. The LS6 was better at the track but not by a lot.
The Buick here is amazing - it has it all.
Had one in 1977 8 9 .love it miss it.
Man, that's a beautiful car. I love that color too.
I agree!
I bought a beautiful fire engine red 70 GS 455 in the early 80's and drove it in the summer up north and Florida in the winter. Owned it for 13 years and sold it when it began to show its age. Sold it to a new owner who was going to make the car right.
Edit: I still have the IL plates GS455
Mine was a 70 model GS 455. It had 342 Or 364 positive traction rear. Would hit second gear and turn sideways in the middle of the road. Passing a car at 45 mph would light them up when floored. It would run low 13s high 12s depending on traction. Mine was loaded power windows vanity mirrors rear window defrost factory 8 track tape player. Miss that car more than any of the others I’ve ever owned.
I had a 69 GS, loved it, always wanted one with the 455 in it,
So glad i found this channel, you're videos are very underrated sir you deserve way more subscribers! I have a 1970 Wildcat I just love!
Thank you. Please tell all your friends about the channel and share the video links. Lots more Buicks coming up.
Back in the day I had one 1970 gs 455 midnight blue with black vinyl top, oh I miss that car!
Nice Car... That steering wheel is first 1970 Buick GS I ever seen with that option...Very Cool 😎
Same here and I've been into Buicks for over 30 years. Super odd and super cool, too.
Dec. 1984 , MCR magazine sponsored Round 1 of their Musclecar Shootout challenge. 1970 GS Stage 1 vs. 1970 Hemi GTX. The GTX had no options, the Stage 1 had full power options. The GTX Hemi was trailered there with 4.10 gears, the GS Stage 1 was driven to the strip from 130 miles away with its 3.42 gears as it was a 100% bonafide street car. The GS easily outran the GTX, even with a small 700 Holley that the magazine requested the GS owner Richard Lasseter to use. The article on the race in their March 1985 issue noted that the out of the box 700 Holley caused surging (lean) issues. The GS still won. End of story. The most famous "little guy" muscle car shootout that's still talked about today .... because it was just run what you brung with just a 2 week notice. ...
I was born December 4 1984
Wow... That's interesting.
As far a street car is concerned these were the fastest on the streets. And tame enough for going back to forth work and picking up the kids. The LS6 was the car you bought for the strip. The Buick was for the guy who wasn’t interested in working on it all the time. But when the light turn green at the signal light, good luck on catching it..
the wood wheel is supercool !!
Cool. I had one of those in the early 80s, same color as this one. Nice car.
Sold it for $650 - at the time it was just an old used car that burned a lot of gas - nobody cared. Same with most muscle cars at the time.
I sold mine for $1000 in 1982 I believe. It was rust free but the paint was kinda flat.
@@CarsandCats Cool. There used to be a bunch of them in the area here back then, haven't seen one in years now.
Great Videos and Thank You 🙏, if you grew up back then in 70 this was the car to have. Better Torque than the Chevelle and 442. We called them the Doctors Runners. A little more expensive than the Chevy and Olds but I would rather have this because they had more luxury than the other ones. Totally Underated in Horsepower and Torque!! I am new to the channel so don’t forget the AMC Machine if you can get a video. Thank You 🙏
Great cars if you can afford one.
i had a brown '70 GS 455 back in the day...
Just a wonderful machine!
The chrome on the bumpers look amazing
Had one that wasn’t a Stage1 but ran like hell
One of my favorites, it doesn't have to be GS, a base model would be fine for me. I love those body styles.
Me too. I had a ‘72 Cutlass S, same body style as 442. Very similar (if not identical) colour to the GS featured in this video.
Beautiful car and excellent video... thanks!
I love that car
That Buick looks gorgeous 👍
Oh, it is.
@@musclecarcampy9922 No doubt sir!!! 😃
MY Dad has a 70 GSX, Saturn yellow
My dream car.
I had the 1972 in a green convertible with white top. Probably my favorite car of all time, certainly my favorite in the seventies when I was in college.
love A body cars of GM
great channel.
keep up the great work!!
Thank you and we will!
nice ride now we all want one too
Such a beautiful car!
I love the 69 Skylark especially the GS 400, so cool
Beautiful
510 lb ft is amazing feeling! My 1971 Pontiac Lemans GT-37 was $4400. It was a originally a 350 car
Had a 1970 Vuick LeSabre land yaht 455-4
Quadra-Jet 375 HP tire fryer. When you were going down the highway and floored the gas
pedal you could actually see the gas gauge
move from F to empty . Watch it some time .
Wow. This car is beautiful. I noticed right away that this video was new to UA-cam. When I first saw the car, it was like looking at a twin of my own car.. I am blessed to currently own a very rare 1970 GS 455 Stage One 3 speed manual. The car is Burnished Saddle which is the exact same color as this car. The car 1 of 16 three speed manual Stage 1 hardtops built in 1970. It is also 1 of 4 three speed manual Stage 1's with a factory tilt wheel. It has been frame off restored, is all original, and won a Senior Gold Award at the Buick.Nationals in June. Thanks for the awesome video. I love GS's and it makes me feel like I am watching a video of my own car. 😁😁
It's not original if it's been restored. That only happens once.
@@CarsandCats if its original only once, then what is a survivor ? What is the difference between a survivor car and a car that is original ? Also, why do they sell OEM parts for cars if it's original only once ? I have heard different definitions of survivor and original. Just curious of the difference.....
In 1975 at 17 years old I had the 1970 GS 455 Stage1 Convertible, my family was a Buick family. The only thing that ever gave me a good run for my money was a 1968 Mustang GT 428 Fastback. Nothing could touch it.
That was a rare beast.
@@musclecarcampy9922 that they were,and still are. Sadly back in the 70’s winter roads in Pittsburgh, Pa wasn’t kind to her. By 1977 the frame was totted out on it.
Awesome car my dad had à 1970 Buick Stage 1 Grand Sport 455
Awesome machines.
Segments with the car in motion separate these from all the muscle car videos out there. Great car and great conversation.
Well, thank you very much. More Buicks are coming soon!
Would you be able to put me in contact with the owner cause i would love to feature this car on my channel @musclecarcampy9922
Absolutely gorgeous .great vid thank you. From New Zealand 🇳🇿
Thank you!
Beauty...❤
8:25 The car looks bad ass as it hits the bump and seems to just float over it.😁👍
It rode like a new-for-‘70 Buick.
Buicks always had the softest ride
@@roystubenrauch5625 I loved the way my '70 Skylark drove.
@@roystubenrauch5625I have to agree. My 72 was very smooth as well and moved.
That drive reminds me of FL mid 70s
Same brown, White vinyl top, pearl white seats w/armrest, Black dash & carpet Skylark Custom.
350 2bbl w/K-B Mark II cam. Auto trans.
Out ran '70 SS396, did 100mph before the end of any entrance ramp.
Even beat a motorcycle in a Daytona Beach street race. Held it in 1st until 60. Started even, he lost 6ft on every shift. When I hit 2nd, went instantly to 70mph & pulled a car length on him.
I better stop I'm remembering lots bitd fun 😂
Thanks for the video 🥳👍
Thanks for watching.
My dad has a 71 Buick GSX 455
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard the tires squeal on it
Restored to factory specs: respect.
BUICK: the Unsung Hero 🇺🇸
Love the GS 455 ! I regret not buying a 73 455 automatic, believe it was a stage 1 or was there a stage 2 ? Same color as this one ,but with a bench seat. ! I think it was probably a rare one ! Love the video & the Nickey shirt.! Brings back memories. Thank you. !
The 73 model had a lesser engine because emission controls reduced the horsepower
@@jimbahneman6553 Jim, it might have been a little bit lower compression & h.p ,but it still barked the tires shifting into 2nd gear. ! I'm sure it had more emission controls too. Thanks for your reply. !
I had one the same color in high school except it had a white vinyl top and a 350 4bbl. Not a quick car by any stretch of the imagination! I think it was the gearing more than anything. It was in 1st gear until 50mph.
Awesome car
Great car. Beautiful survivor. The only knock on the 455 was that it was a 2 bolt main. The advantage was that the motor weighed 60 pounds less than most big blocks. Which was a big advantage when drag racing. But when the motor blew, you could literally junk it.
They had to have some Kenne-Bell help on the bottom end, but man they did run. Amazing, the last muscle car era engine design released until the modern engine came out.
Once the oiling problems are modified they hold together pretty well.
Right, I couldn't understand why a monster like this wouldn't be a 4 bolt.
2 bolt main yes but, buick used a high nickel % in the castings so in alot of ways the 2bolt was comparable to a traditional more standard 4 bolt mill
Nice ride
Sweet perfection.
Man, that car is loaded!
Really just missing power windows.
@@musclecarcampy9922 and locks, and probably the power trunk release
Awesome car!
Sweet car!
Would love to see a Buick sun coupe Hot rod
I photographed and wrote one up for MuscleCars magazine around 1992. It was metallic green.
These were little respected killer Muscle cars, especially in Stage1, and the ultra awesome Stage2!
The GM plant in Fremont Ca did a partnership with Japan in the late eighties early nineties and it was called Nummi. Now it’s the Tesla plant.
I didn’t know that. Buy American?
Es hermoso ese buick.
Sí, lo es. Gracias por verlo.
engine lighter than most
In the description can you list the hp, torque, manual or automatic, and any other information you cover about the vehicle please?
A guy had one in our area in the early 80's....he told me he did get beat a few times, but won at least 100 races. He was beat by a 1968 Firebird ram air 2 engine auto trans...a 396 Nova...not sure the year, and a Dart. He said the Dart was modified big time. The Firebird and Nova were mostly stock, both had wide tires and low gears.. He said the Firebird beat him by 3 or 4 car lengths.
Finally a classic without flow masters etc.
You’ll like the L78 Nova we featured. Still runs the stock exhaust and still runs get ET’s.
Beautiful 70 GS 455. Any idea who restored it.
Nice car
i had a basic 70 buick skylark brown on brown 350 2 bbl. but i put a 4bbl. on it and drive the crap out of it!
I did the same on my 68 Skylark. I also had a 69 GS 400 done up + nitrous and a 308 rear off a gsx. it was a mean highway car.
Can you do a video on a 1961 Oldsmobile super 88 please.
The 61 Olds Super 88 is the most beautiful car in 1961, and I am a Ford fan.
The 61 Olds Super 88 is the most beautiful car in 1961, and I am a Ford fan.
I have the jr version 😝
I had a '72 GS 350; couldn't afford the insurance for the 455. Mine was copper metalic with white interior
That car and window sticker doesn't match exactly. Both build sheet and window sticker show guage package with Rallye Clock but that is clearly a tachometer in the video.
❤🤩👍
Thx for watching.
⭕️you’d be surprised 👇🏼at what the
GS 350 is capable of!!💥
Could still smoke a small block Chevy
Stock vs stock or with same modifications!
Even the lighter Camaros etc…
Only road test I could find for a GS350 saw it run 16.43/86 mph. Any 327/295 Nova SS would shred that. Love me some GS350 and they were sporty cars, but they were not too muscular stock.
A NUMMI car !!
NUMMI?
@@musclecarcampy9922 New United Motors might have been the plant name. I’ve always known it as NUMMI. Now it’s the Tesla plant.
I had the exact same kind of car but it wasn't a pretty color like that one
That was the brochure Car Color exactly in 1970. Iridescent Bronze Poly Metallic. Glad you like it. Mike
Thumper...sit pretty. Had one.
The car u are in with a 455 stage 1 would do 1325 in the quarter mile!!
The stage one had 510 lbs torque. I think or 501?
Both the standard GS455 and 455 Stage 1 were rated at 510 lb-ft.
@@musclecarcampy9922 thanks for that, a friend of mine had one in 1978, thing out ran my cuda.
All the 455's in 70 had 510-foot lbs. of torque. The most torque ever put in a GM Mid-Size.
@@BLACKWOLF-1911 If that car outran your 'Cuda, then what was in it, a 383 Cubic Inch Super Commando, a 426 Cubic Inch Hemi, or a 440 Cubic Inch Letter R-B?
I’m surprised that the shoulder belts were black?
Interesting point.
Might've been a deluxe seatbelts option to get color-keyed belts, like Ford did it, or they just weren't available in some colors.
Dan, you are probably correct about the deluxe belt option!
Actually, the matching color seat belts were optional. Mike
I have an LT1 in my 17 SS Camaro 6 speed.☝😁
Great engines, then and (especially) now.
I know the olds 455 had 500 ft lbs of torque bone stock
Olds had 500lb and 510lb ratings depending on engine. In 1968 the 365 and 375 HP engines had 510 lb and the 400 HP engine had 500lb.
@@basilcarroll9729 the one I knew about was a friend of mines and it was an F block with olds gold paint. Must've been the 400 hp one you mentioned
Our roads were just so much cooler in the 50-70s with the stylish cars. Today our roads are eyesores filled with ugly ass foreign pods.
I think the '70 Skylark is the most attractive year and better looking than the Chevelle or Cutlass or GTO.
$4800 is about $38,500 today.
Yeah, but the average new car was only $3400 in 1970. Today, the average new car is about $48,000. This would be a $75,000 car today-if not more. Automobile prices have far exceeded the rate of inflation because of safety, electronics and crash regulations.
Hey don't knock the gs 350, stop light to stop light I knocked off a dodge challenger t/a 4speed while wearing a tux before picking gf (now wife) for her prom fun fun
Nice Car! Looks can be deceiving! Stock it was Awesome!
It was a handsome automobile.
Love that Color!
Color screams “Buick.”